President Donald Trump has said the US will inflict “severe punishment” on Saudi Arabia if the kingdom is found to be responsible for the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. He said he would be “very upset and angry if that were the case”, but ruled out halting big military contracts. Mr Khashoggi, a critic of the Saudi government, vanished on ...

Government has been challenged to explain to the nation why fuel in Zambia is too expensive than it is in any other Country in the region. Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Harry Kalaba is wondering why the price of pump fuel for an economy like Zambia can be more expensive than that of a Country like Zimbabwe. Mr. Kalaba says ...

Minister of Agriculture Michael Katambo says government is still determined to promote crop diversification in the Country. Mr. Katambo says this is why government has brought on board a variety crop seeds for farmers being supported under the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP). He has told Q-News that farmers who are using e-voucher cards have the option to choose either ...

The Movement for National Transformation (MNT) says the only thing it thinks Zambia should learn from China is its system of economics and not politics. MNT leader Daniel Shimunza says a democratic Country like Zambia should never learn politics from a communist Country. Mr. Shimunza says his party is therefore against the Zambian government’s plan twin provinces with China. In ...

The opposition Alliance for Democracy and Development (ADD) has projected that the burden of taxation in the 2019 financial year is likely to be heavy on the Zambian people. ADD president Charles Milupi says his party’s projection is based on the measures announced in the K86.8 billion 2019 national budget. Mr. Milupi has wondered how government will  raise the equivalent ...

From Wuthering Heights to Paranoid Android, there’s no shortage of songs inspired by works of fiction. But how about making an entire record based on a fictional album that’s described in a novel? That’s what Perry Serpa has done with Wherefore Art Thou? – a collection of unorthodox, literate indie songs built around clues scattered throughout Nick Hornby’s 2009 book, ...

Former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry has been appointed as head coach of Monaco until June 2021. The 41-year-old Frenchman, who had been Belgium’s assistant manager, began his professional career at Monaco and helped them win Ligue 1 in 1997. The club are third from bottom in Ligue 1 and sacked manager Leonardo Jardim on Thursday. “It seems like fate that ...

The head of the United Nations has demanded “the truth” over the disappearance of the Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Secretary General Antonio Guterres told the BBC he feared such disappearances would happen more regularly and become a “new normal”. Mr Khashoggi, a critic of the Saudi government, vanished on 2 October after visiting its consulate in Istanbul. Saudi Arabia ...

The Bankers Association of Zambia (BAZ) has warned that any meltdown in the global economy is likely to have a direct impact on the Zambian economy. Association Chief Executive Officer Leonard Mwanza says while the country was able to navigate through the 2008 global financial crisis, Zambia is currently in a precarious position to withstand such a crisis. Mr. Mwanza ...

The Grain Traders Association of Zambia (GTAZ) says the decision by government to ban the export of maize and maize products has messed up the business of grain traders in the Country. GTAZ Executive Director Chambuleni Simwinga says a good number of grain traders have actually stopped buying the grain from the market. Mr. Simwinga says this is because they ...